Central America vs Honduras: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Central America
5,425 ha
in 2024
Honduras
427.78 ha
in 2024
Central America rank
15th
Honduras rank
17th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- Honduras
How they compare
Central America currently reports 5,425 ha against 427.78 ha in Honduras, a difference of 4,997 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 12.7 times Honduras's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,091 ha | 287.85 ha | 36,803 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 21,149 ha | 50.12 ha | 21,099 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 12,643 ha | 121.92 ha | 12,521 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 14,489 ha | 128.33 ha | 14,361 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Central America or Honduras?
- Central America, at 5,425 ha against 427.78 ha in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Central America and Honduras?
- 4,997 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Honduras?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Honduras rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Central America ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 17th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.